So long as a person goes on thinking of worldly things, he will get immersed in the world. So long as he goes on contemplating on the Lord, he gets immersed in the Lord who is the Ultimate Reality.

Nama Article 14th October 2013

 

Source: Srimad Bhagavatham : Its Message for the Modern Man by Swami Shantananda Puri Maharaj

 

Srimad Bhagavatham (11:14:27)

 

विषयान् ध्यायतश् चित्तं विषयेषु विषज्जते

माम् अनुस्मरतश् चित्तं मय्य् एव प्रविलीयते

 

So long as a person goes on thinking of worldly things, he will get immersed in the world. So long as he goes on contemplating on the Lord, he gets immersed in the Lord who is the Ultimate Reality.

 

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

The more you think about the world, the more your heart is filled with dirt and filth. The more you bring Sri Krishna into your heart, the more it is filled with bliss and peace. Chant the Mahamantra with faith and devotion.

 

What We Think We Become

 

If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.

 

Test to determine whether we can remember in our last moments by Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal [Maha Periyava] of Kaanchi Kaamakoti Peetam

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare